Our convention planning committee has worked with the Minnesota Streetcar Museum to bring you an opportunity to enjoy a private, VIP streetcar experience at the Excelsior Streetcar Line that you will surely enjoy! Please see the details below for a full description of this experience.
Schedule
The tour is being held on Friday, September 4th, 2026 at 1:00 PM.
Prior to the Charter
- Use our mail-in registration, purchase one of the limited number of tickets for the Minnesota Streetcar Museum Charter. For each person, this ticket includes:
- Riding one of the museum’s streetcars
- A tour of the museum’s carbarn
- A tour of the museum’s work shop
- Visit the museum’s souvenir shop
- All gratuities included
Travel to the Streetcar Charter
- In order to keep the ticket price reasonable, transportation to and from the Excelsior Streetcar Line will be up to you to provide.
- Plenty of free parking is available close by. Please download the document below, which was provided by the museum to learn more.
Enjoy the Minnesota Streetcar Museum Charter
The charter begins at 1:00 PM and offers you the opportunity to become deeply immersed in the history of streetcars and what was once part of an extensive streetcar system in the Twin Cities. Early in the 20th century, the Twin Cities was known as the ‘streetcar capital’ having over 500 miles of track and in 1920, carrying 238 million passengers! Your charter includes the following, hosted by the museum’s staff:
- A half-mile ride in one of the museum’s restored streetcars along the former right-of-way of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
- Tour the carbarn to see the picture wall and hear about the history of streetcars in Minnesota
- View streetcar displays
- Visit the museum’s souvenir shop
- Tour the workshop and have access to three additional streetcars in various stages of restoration
Pictured below are the museum’s three working streetcars. From left to right, Duluth Street Railway No. 265 built in 1915, Duluth Street Railway No. 78 built in 1893, and Mississippi Valley Public Service No. 10.
Accessibility
Unfortunately, the streetcars of the Excelsior Streetcar Lines are not wheelchair accessible. The museum’s crews are available to assist passengers with disabilities in boarding their streetcars to the extent possible.
After/Before The Streetcar Charter
Completion of the charter will allow you the opportunity to take in some of the convention’s home layout tours that are in the vicinity. Additionally, if you’d like to make an afternoon of it, Excelsior offers you the opportunity to visit many unique shops, boutiques and art galleries along Water Street. Lakeside and other dining opportunities are also close by.
For questions or additional information, please contact us.
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